[Hiring] Insider Threat Security Engineer @Piper Companies

Role Description

Piper Companies is seeking an Insider Threat Security Engineer to support a leading technology organization. This individual will play a key role within the Cyber Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT), focusing on the detection, investigation, and remediation of insider threats and other security incidents. The ideal candidate brings a strong blend of cybersecurity, systems, and networking experience, along with a hands-on approach to threat hunting and incident response. This is a long-term remote contract opportunity available to candidates located within the United States.

• Investigate suspected and confirmed insider threat incidents as part of the organization's CSIRT function.
• Perform proactive threat hunting activities to identify abnormal user behavior and potential security risks.
• Lead incident response efforts from initial investigation through containment, remediation, and post-incident documentation.
• Develop, maintain, and optimize security detections, dashboards, and SPL queries within Splunk and other SIEM platforms.
• Utilize UBA and UEBA technologies to identify, analyze, and mitigate insider risk across the environment.
• Partner with infrastructure, networking, and security teams to investigate complex security events and strengthen detection capabilities.
• Analyze system logs, endpoint telemetry, network traffic, and other security data sources to support investigations and monitoring efforts.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in cybersecurity, security operations, incident response, threat hunting, or insider threat programs.
• Strong experience working with Splunk or comparable SIEM solutions such as Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar, LogRhythm, or Elastic.
• Proven ability to write and modify advanced SPL searches and detection logic.
• Hands-on experience investigating suspicious activity using UBA and/or UEBA platforms.
• Strong understanding of networking fundamentals including TCP/IP, DNS, routing, switching, and network security.
• Previous experience in systems administration, network engineering, or infrastructure operations is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience conducting security investigations, threat hunting engagements, and incident response activities.

Benefits

• Compensation: $120,000 - $160,000
• Comprehensive benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Paid Holidays, and additional leave offerings where applicable.